https://archive.md/rGgz7
"Digging deep into a field in northwestern China, archaeologists recently
uncovered chariot tracks, plumbing and the remnants of an elaborate city gate
dating back more than 3,000 years — all traces of an early Chinese dynasty that
has been celebrated by Confucian scholars, and also by the Communist Party, as
a model of political and social harmony.
The discoveries suggest that the area that is now farmland west of the city of
Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province, is part of the long-vanished capital of the Western
Zhou, a dynasty exalted throughout Chinese history as the acme of good
governance.
The digging, part of decades-long excavation work in the area, has also shed
new light on a bigger question: If the ancient dynasty was so perfect, why did
it collapse in chaos, unable to contain external and internal threats? It
lasted nearly 800 years, longer than any other Chinese dynasty, but still fell
apart in 771 B.C. under pressure from “barbarian” invaders and estranged former
allies."
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